KyGenWeb; Kentucky Biographies; GOBLE, James Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 8-B, 1887 Floyd County James GOBLE was born in Floyd County, Ky., April 22, 1846, and is a son of William and Martha (Harris) GOBLE, natives respectively of Washington County, Va., and of Kentucky. William GOBLE, about 1825, when a small boy, came to Kentucky with his father, Jacob GOBLE, who was of German extraction. William was a soldier in the Fifth Kentucky Regiment, under Col. John S. Williams, served one year, and died in 1883, at the age of sixty-two. Mrs. Martha (Harris) GOBLE was a third cousin of Henry Clay, her mother, whose maiden name was Clay, being a second cousin of the great statesman. James GOBLE is a member of a family of six boys and five girls. September 18, 1862, he enlisted in the Fifth Kentucky, Confederate service, which was soon disbanded, when he joined the Tenth, and served until the surrender of Lee. He was in the Cynthiana fight, and was with Gen. Morgan when the latter was killed. He reached home in 1865, taught school until 1874, then read law without a tutor, and in October, 1874, was admitted to the bar, and has now a very good practice in Floyd County. In 1879 he married Miss Lizzie C. Clay, of Johnson County, a daughter of Matthew Clay (deceased). To this union have been born three children, Willie Clay, Lucinda J. and Belva L. In politics Mr. GOBLE is a Democrat. GOBLE Harris Williams Clay Morgan ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************